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"I came here in 1997 or 1998 straight after my mum died, so it was a nice place to get away from it all.

"I feel deeply connected to this place and to Africa."

Harry's love of Africa has gone from strength to strength over the years.

Harry is greeted by Tlotlo Moilwa during a visit to the Kasane Health Post in Botswana on September 26 (Image: Getty Images)

As a child he travelled to Kenya with Prince William, staying on Kiwayu Island in the Indian Ocean with friends of their father.

When he was 13-years-old, he travelled to South Africa and met the Spice Girls. The half-term trip treat in November 1997 with the Prince of Wales came just two months after the death of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.

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He went boating, fishing and hiking, and saw elephants, lions, and giraffes, and stayed in a tented camp with a reed roof and canvas sides.

Rejoining Charles in South Africa, the teenager was a hit with the Spice Girls when he attended the Two Nations charity concert in Johannesburg. Baby Spice - Emma Bunton - kissed him on the cheek and fellow band member Posh Spice - then Victoria Adams, now Victoria Beckham - held the hand of a smiling Harry.

Now he is embarking on his first royal tour with his wife and young baby son, as they head to South Africa, followed by Harry's solo trips to Botswana, Angola and Malawi.

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There is little surprise the continent he feels so at home in is the destination for the Sussexes' debut tour as a family.

Whether he is helping Aids orphans in the impoverished kingdom of Lesotho or witnessing land mine clearance projects in Angola, Harry has long spoken of his strong bond with the continent. "I feel more myself in Africa," he has readily admitted.